Made in Italy

by S. Hero

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1.
Intro 00:05
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2.
A Secret Ride 03:39
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3.
Brat 01:24
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4.
Casino 02:48
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5.
Pattern 02:07
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6.
Anyway Woman 03:56
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7.
Princess of Monaco 03:03
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8.
Five 04:16
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9.
Roller Coaster 04:04
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10.
Marvin Gaye's Birthday 03:16
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about

Back in 2012 or so, I started writing songs using the poetry of my friend [S. 2]. They were just short acoustic things that I was uploading to Soundcloud. We had a lot of fun doing this, and eventually, I recorded the songs as a debut solo acoustic album. I got to play some shows after that, and with the help of a friend, I received a nice write-up in a Swedish music magazine called Sonic. I took a break from making music for a while, but it always bothered me that the project only went as far as a single acoustic album. So for the past several months, I holed myself up in my house and spent all my free hours neglecting as many responsibilities as I could while recording this follow-up album, Made in Italy.

Some of the songs on Made in Italy are full band versions of old songs. The rest are newer songs that I wrote with [S. 2] since the debut but never got around to recording. To make this album, I used a PC laptop, a DAW program (Reason 7), a budget audio interface, a guitar, a bass, and a vocal mic. I used Reason's built-in amp simulators and effects for the guitar and bass. For the drums, I used live drum samples that [S. 3] (ex-At Knifepoint) and I had used for a long-distance music project, hihibangbang (soundcloud.com/hihibangbang). I loaded the drum samples into Reason's drum designer and programmed each hit via MIDI.

I wrote, recorded, arranged, and mixed all of the parts on the album myself, but I have to give credit where it is due. Firstly, [S. 2] was the muse. Normally, I wouldn’t have written music like this, but having [S. 2] involved pushed me outside of my comfort zone to make music that she might enjoy. Secondly, I had a live band version of S. Hero going for a very brief period before I had a typical [S. 1] meltdown and burned it to the ground. [S. 4] and [S. 5] “Chubbs” were the bassist and drummer, respectively, and I tried to preserve their contributions to the songs as best as I could. Finally, I used vocal samples of friends and family to add more character to the album. Looking back, that was the driving force behind this album: friends and relationships that find their way into our lives and give it character.

I hope you give the album a listen, and I hope you enjoy it. I had a lot of fun making it, and I’m quite proud of the results.

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released May 9, 2016

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